Investing.com – India stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Banking, Healthcare and Real Estate sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 lost 0.33%, while the BSE Sensex 30 index declined 0.40%.
The best performers of the session on the Nifty 50 were Bharti Airtel Ltd. (NS:BRTI), which rose 6.93% or 24.20 points to trade at 367.05 at the close. Meanwhile, HCL Technologies Ltd (NS:HCLT) added 3.61% or 37.60 points to end at 1080.60 and UPL Ltd (NS:UPLL) was up 3.30% or 19.20 points to 603.95 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd (NS:INBF), which fell 34.38% or 134.10 points to trade at 255.90 at the close. Yes Bank Ltd (NS:YESB) declined 14.36% or 7.00 points to end at 41.40 and IndusInd Bank Ltd. (NS:INBK) was down 6.13% or 90.80 points to 1383.55.
The top performers on the BSE Sensex 30 were Bharti Airtel Ltd (BO:BRTI) which rose 5.29% to 367.25, HCL Technologies Ltd (BO:HCLT) which was up 3.76% to settle at 1080.50 and Infosys Ltd (BO:INFY) which gained 2.93% to close at 805.30.
The worst performers were Yes Bank Ltd (BO:YESB) which was down 15.06% to 41.45 in late trade, IndusInd Bank Ltd. (BO:INBK) which lost 6.84% to settle at 1381.60 and State Bank Of India (BO:SBI) which was down 3.68% to 270.90 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the India National Stock Exchange by 1183 to 419 and 55 ended unchanged; on the Bombay Stock Exchange, 1638 fell and 745 advanced, while 144 ended unchanged.
Shares in Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd (NS:INBF) fell to 5-year lows; losing 34.38% or 134.10 to 255.90. Shares in Yes Bank Ltd (NS:YESB) fell to 5-year lows; down 14.36% or 7.00 to 41.40. Shares in Yes Bank Ltd (BO:YESB) fell to 5-year lows; falling 15.06% or 7.35 to 41.45.
The India VIX, which measures the implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, was down 1.50% to 15.8725.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.83% or 12.55 to $1493.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 1.09% or 0.61 to hit $55.30 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 1.02% or 0.62 to trade at $60.42 a barrel.
USD/INR was up 0.43% to 70.795, while EUR/INR rose 0.30% to 77.3400.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 98.870.